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Unit 2 第1课时
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1.Mrs Li is over seventy years old.She has lived in Beijing all her life.李女士七十多岁了,她一生都住在北京。
(1)over作介词,在此意为“超过”,其同义短语为more than。
(2)all one's life意为“一生;终生”,通常用于现在完成时。
①莉莉在伦敦逗留了一个多月。
Lily stayed in London for over a / one month .
②Mr Brown has taught (teach)in this school all his life.
2.…looking after us was more than a full-time job.……照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。
(1)look after意为“照顾;照管”,其同义短语为take care of。如果要表示“好好照顾”,则用look after well或take good care of。
(2)a full-time job意为“全职工作”,a part-time job意为“兼职工作”。job指具体的职业或零工,常用作可数名词。
【拓展】work指人们日常生活和工作中从事的体力或脑力劳动,常用作不可数名词。
①这个小女孩足以能好好照顾她自己了。
The little girl is old enough to look after herself well .
②我哥哥有一份全职工作。
My brother has a full-time job .
3.I wasn't sent to school because my family couldn't afford it…我没有上学,因为我的家庭负担不起……
(1)send在此处作及物动词,意为“派遣去;命令……去”。常用短语 send sb.to…意为“把某人送到……”。
(2)afford作及物动词,意为“(有财力)买得起,付得起”,常与can,could或be able to连用。
①They sent the old man to the hospital immediately.(填入一个适当的介词)
②约翰每天骑车去上班,因为他买不起小轿车。
John rides to work every day because he can't afford a car.
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1.There are no electric lights (电灯)in the poor mountain village.
2.Look!A shoe factory is looking for full-time (专职的)workers.
3.You shouldn't go out in the heat (高温)of the day.
4.The city must improve its public transport (交通).
5.A postman (邮递员)stuck the letter under the door.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
be not happy with;generally speaking;more than;used to;look after
1.Mr Brown is more than a teacher to us and he is also our friend.
2.People living nearby are not happy with the factory.They think it's too noisy.
3.Linda stayed at home and looked after her sick mother.
4.My grandma used to tell us stories when we were young.
5. Generally speaking ,those who have a brother or sister are less lonely than the only-child in a family.
Ⅲ.完形填空
I have five children,so our house is always noisy.1. Luckily ,I love gardening and my garden helps me relax.
For a long time,I guarded the garden of peace and quiet.When the children 2. followe